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== Question ==
 
== Question ==
What's wrong in this?
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How can one compute with modular numbers?  What's wrong in this?
 
   Use R::=Z/(5)[x];
 
   Use R::=Z/(5)[x];
 
   5x+2y;
 
   5x+2y;

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Question

How can one compute with modular numbers? What's wrong in this?

  Use R::=Z/(5)[x];
  5x+2y;
2y
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  5=0;
FALSE
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Moreover this command throws an error

  Use R::=Z/(5);

Answer

  Type(5);
INT
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5 is an integer, and integers do not depend on the current ring: could you imagine what would happen to a For cycle over Z/(2)? ;-)

If you want to use 5 as a modular number you should either use this syntax (similar to C/C++)

  5 % 5;
0 % 5
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or embed your integer into the polynomial ring

  Use R::=Z/(5)[x];
  Poly(5);
0
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The creation of a polynomial ring with no indeterminated has been disabled to highlight this (unexpected?) behaviour.